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Hi, all! In this week's archive edition, we discuss classic children's books, Faulknerian language, the double meaning of "sanction" and other Janus words, and a newcomer to Texas wants to talk like his neighbors: http://waywordradio.org/eastern-seaboard-west-coast/ Summer reruns are almost over! More about that in a moment. What does your use of pronouns reveal about you? [...]read more »

Hi, all! Our most recent episode is a favorite archive edition: "A Roberta of Flax," with funny collective nouns for plants, plus the game "Telephone," the use of "whenever" with reference to a one-time event, and how Shakespeare's language sounded in his day. Behold: http://waywordradio.org/roberta-of-flax/ Many of you sent us more funny collective plant nouns. [...]read more »

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